F Paul George finished with 29 points for the Pacers. His 3-pointer with 40 seconds left cut the Cavaliers' lead to within a point.

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bulls are headed back to the postseason.Jimmy Butler scored a team-high 25 points and Chicago clinched a berth in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 112-73 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Rookie forward Paul Zipser added a career-high 21 points off the bench as the Bulls (41-41) earned the No. 8 seed. They will meet No. 1 seed Boston.Archie Goodwin scored 20 points to lead the Nets, who benched a half-dozen players in their final game. Brooklyn (20-62) finished with the worst record in the NBA and the fourth-most losses in franchise history.Pacers 104, Hawks 86INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul George tallied 32 points and 11 rebounds, and Jeff Teague added 19 points and seven assists before rolling his left ankle late in the fourth quarter, leading Indiana to a playoff-clinching victory over Atlanta.The Pacers earned the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference and will open against the No. 2 seed Cleveland Cavaliers. Teague went directly to the locker room... [More]

F Paul George and was fined $25,000 by the NBA for his actions following Monday's game. George was fined for public criticism of the officiating on Wednesday following the Pacers' 120-111 victory over the 76ers.

F Paul George tallied 32 points and 11 rebounds, leading Indiana to a 104-86 playoff-clinching victory against the Atlanta Hawks. George scored 14 first-half points, including four 3-pointers, and added seven rebounds. "I'm excited about the opportunity," said George, who made 12 of 21 field goal attempts against the Hawks. "I guess that's because we're doing everything right. When our back is against the wall, we figure things out. It just showed the character of this team, that we knew all along that we should have been a playoff team. We just had to figure out how to play the right way."

Indiana Pacers forward Paul George and Philadelphia 76ers guard Gerald Henderson were each fined $25,000 by the NBA for their actions during Monday's game.George was fined for public criticism of the officiating on Wednesday following the Pacers' 120-111 victory over the 76ers. Henderson was fined for throwing an elbow to the head of George with 2:59 remaining in the fourth quarter.George stood over Henderson after a collision earlier in the quarter, with the officials handing each player a technical foul. Henderson elbowed George on a drive to the basket with 2:59 left in the contest, drawing a flagrant foul 2.George also received a technical on the play, drawing the ire of the All-Star after the contest."You'll know how I feel about the officials and tonight I really have no faith in them," George told the IndyStar. "I've been warning them all night what (Henderson's) going to do, stuff he's doing and they allow the (expletive) to go on. He was throwing jabs and punches at my stomach all night and I didn't retaliate until late in the game when they weren't doing (expletive) about it.""So he pulled me down, I get double technical for doing nothing and then he throws an elbow at my neck and I get another tech for nothing?" George said. "I really don't have no respect and nothing is there for the officiating. (Expletive) officiating job. I don't care about him. It's the fact that they let him do that. That's the problem I have."

F Paul George scored 27 points as the Pacers beat the 76ers 120-111 on Monday night, but George was ejected after drawing his second technical foul with 2:59 left.George and Philadelphia's Gerald Henderson were each assessed technical fouls when Henderson appeared to pull George down on top of himself with 5:08 left. George drew his second technical when officials ruled he elbowed Henderson with 2:59 remaining. Henderson then elbowed George in the neck on a drive to the basket and was given a flagrant foul-2, resulting in his ejection. George said he had repeatedly complained to the referees about Henderson's physical play during the game.

F Paul George scored a game-high 37 points and the Pacers won their third consecutive game in impressive fashion, pounding the Orlando Magic 127-112 on Saturday night at the Amway Center.George, who has averaged 31 points in his last six games, hit 14-of-22 shots Saturday.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Allen Crabbe came off the bench to score 25 points and pace the Portland Trail Blazers to a 105-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night at Moda Center.Crabbe sank 8 of 10 shots from 3-point range as Portland rallied from a 15-point third-quarter deficit to end a two-game losing streak.Damian Lillard collected 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Trail Blazers, who moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Denver in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with three games to play. The Nuggets have four games remaining.Andrew Wiggins scored 36 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Karl-Anthony Town had 24 points and 16 boards for Minnesota, which was outscored 25-11 in the fourth quarter.Hawks 123, Celtics 116ATLANTA -- Paul Millsap had 26 points and 12 rebounds as Atlanta enhance its playoff chances with a victory over Boston.The win moved the Hawks a half-game ahead of Milwaukee for fifth in the Eastern Conference.... [More]

F Paul George tallied 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Pacers beat Milwaukee 104-89.

F Paul George had 35 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana erased a 19-point deficit to snap a four-game losing streak.

F Paul George put up 19 of his 43 points in two overtime sessions Sunday night. George scored 13 points in the second overtime alone. They were the first 13 points of the period for the Pacers, which included two 3-pointers and an old-fashioned three-point play.George added nine rebounds and nine assists.

F Paul George led the Pacers with 28 points and nine rebounds. George paced Indiana with 14 points and four rebounds in the first half as the Pacers led 48-46 at the break.

F Paul George led the Pacers (37-38) with 22 points.

F Paul George scored 37 points on 12-of-21 shooting in a last-second loss to Minnesota. George scored 25 points in the first half, with 13 coming in the first quarter as the Pacers led 25-24. "At this point in the season, you don't have a game like this -- being up four with under a minute (left) and let your opponent beat you -- especially a young team," George said. "It's a frustrating loss."

F Paul George scored 21 points to lead seven Pacers in double figures.

F Paul George led the Pacers with 27 points.

F Paul George led the Pacers with 37 points in a loss to Boston. "They started getting away from us and I tried to keep the game as close as possible," said George, who played the entire second half and was 11 of 26 from the floor, 5 of 13 from 3-point range in coming within two points of his season high.

F Paul George added 19 points against the Jazz.George was 0 of 8 from the field in the first half, the first time this season he failed to make a field goal during the first 24 minutes. He finished 6 of 20.

F Paul George led the Pacers (35-34) with 18 points. "It's always one-sided with what we can do and what other teams can do," said George, who picked up five personal fouls.

F Paul George scored a season-high 39 points, including 27 during the second half, as Indiana beat Charlotte 98-77. George made 15 of 21 field-goal attempts, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range. George added five rebounds, three assists and three steals against the Hornets. "We have to enjoy playing every night. For me, I felt good tonight and just stayed in attack mode. I got into a good rhythm right away."